Panasonic has unveiled a range of special and limited edition collectables to celebrate London 2012. Custom designed versions of the Lumix G3 compact system camera and DMC-S3 compact camera are amongst the products on offer. Panasonic has manufactured just 2,012 of each model, and each comes with a commemorative one-year-to-go £5 coin from the Royal Mint and new London 2012 packaging.

The Rollei Bullet HD is a new all-action camera weighing less than 100 grams and offering 720p video. Protected by a robust aluminium body, the camcorder is guaranteed dust-proof, impact-resistant and unsusceptible to vibrations. The Rollei Bullet HD will be available from late July 2011 for € 249.95.

Get a free Coolpix P300 camera worth £299.99 when purchasing any Nikon binocular from the EDG range. From 20th June - 31st August 2011 customers will be able to claim a P300 compact digital camera with purchases of one of the five models in Nikon’s flagship range of binoculars. The P300 is a premium camera that packs high quality features into a small and lightweight body. Claims must be received by 30th September 2011 inclusive.

The Canon Pro Solutions Show will be returning again on 25th and 26th October 2011 in London. Held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, the public show is aimed at video, broadcast and still imaging professionals. Entrance to the show will be free for all those who pre-register online.

BuyPolaroids.com brings well priced, top condition, instant Polaroid cameras to the world. Buypolaroids.com is regularly updated with new stock every month and is actively expanding the product range. Recently, the full range of The Impossible Project films was added, so that supply of instant film will always be on hand.

The 41st edition of the free PhotographyBB magazine is now available to download. This month’s edition features photography techniques for shooting brilliant fireworks photos and how to post-process them, discusses how photographers can find and create their own gallery showings, and provides techniques for creating impressionist style photography.

Paint FX 1.0 is a new new photography app for iOS. Paint FX allows anyone to selectively apply photo enhancements, filters, visual effects and colors to specific parts of a photo, simply by painting with their fingers. Paint FX 1.0 is available now for $1.99 USD.

Olympus have released a new firmware update for the XZ-1 compact camera. Version 1.3 improves the algorithm for ESP spot metering.

Download Olympus XZ-1 Firmware Update 1.3

Sigma have released a firmware update for the SD1 DSLR camera. Version 1.01 includes the following improvements:

- Accuracy of the Evaluative Metering has been improved.
- Corrects the phenomenon of the intermittent camera freeze under certain conditions.
- Accuracy of Auto Focus has been improved.

Download Sigma SD1 Firmware Update 1.01

Keepsy is the first photo album site to make printed books from Instagram photos. keepsy makes printed photo books using photos from the popular applications Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, and the Android application, PicPlz. The output is an 11 x 8.5 inch hardback album that starts at $29.95 for 30 pages.

Metroprint is a new colour-managed online printing service offering colour and genuine black-and-white photographic printing with sizes going up to 10x6 feet. The website offers digital Lambda printing to Ilford black-and-white silver gelatin photographic paper, laser printing, a cost-effective automated workflow for regular sized prints and manual checking for prints above 60"x60”. If customers prefer to work with a printer, they can upgrade to Metro Imaging’s full range of services, with technicians available to format their files, produce test prints and work in a traditional lab environment to their specifications.

Want to see what the new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 and M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8 lenses look like in the flesh? Here are 13 hands-on images for you to check out.

The Olympus PEN E-P3 is the new flagship of the digital PEN fleet, offering ultra-fast AF, a pop-up flash, a comprehensive set of manual controls and a 610,000-dot touch-sensitive OLED screen. Olympus says it has implemented the world’s fastest auto-focus system in the PEN E-P3, making it “a genuine alternative to bulkier and more expensive SLRs”. Other highlights include a metal body, a 12.3-megapixel High Speed Live MOS sensor with a top sensitivity setting of ISO 12800, 3fps continuous shooting, 1080i/60fps high-definition video recording with stereo sound, a flash hot-shoe, an accessory port, an electronic level gauge and no less than 3 customisable buttons for easy operation. The new OLED touchscreen offers fingertip scrolling and enlarging of photos as well as control of the shutter release, AF points and the pop-up Live Guide. The Olympus E-P3 will be available from August for £799. This price includes the camera body and a 14-42mm kit zoom.

The Olympus PEN E-PM1 (also known as the PEN Mini) is a small and lightweight 12-megapixel compact system camera featuring what its manufacturer claims to be the world’s fastest auto-focus system, with 35 AF points and an AF assist light. Other notable features include in-body image stabilisation, a top shutter speed of 1/4000th second, a 5fps continuous shooting mode, a top sensitivity setting of ISO 12800, a hot-shoe, an accessory port and the ability to record 1080i high-definition videos with stero sound, with the capability to apply one of 6 Art Filters to videos as they are being captured. The Olympus PEN E-PM1 is available from early autumn 2011 with pricing to be confirmed.

The new Olympus PEN Lite (also called the Olympus PEN E-PL3) is a 12-megapixel compact system camera with a tilting LCD screen and extremely fast auto focus. Like the other two Olympus Micro Four Thirds system cameras announced today, the Olympus E-PL3 boasts what its manufacturer calls the world’s fastest AF system; with 35 AF points, low-light AF Illuminator and out-of-picture AF Tracking. Unique to the E-PL3 is a 3” tiltable LCD screen that makes it easy to take ground-level or above-the-head shots. Other features include sensor-shift image stabilisation, 5fps sequential shooting, 1080i HD video recording, a maximum sensitivity of ISO12800, a hot shoe and an accessory port. The Olympus PEN E-PL3 is available from autumn 2011 with pricing to be confirmed.

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8 is a fast portrait lens for the Micro Four Thirds system. Offering a similar angle of view as a 90mm optic on a 35mm camera body, the new M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8 is a large-aperture telephoto lens featuring the company’s MSC (Movie & Stills Compatible) focusing technology for tracking fast-moving subjects quietly and effectively. The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8 lens costs under £300 and will be available in September.

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 is a high-grade, fast wide-angle lens for the Micro Four Thirds system. Courtesy of built-in depth of field and distance indicators, the lens is ideal for zone focusing - but it also offers quiet and fast Movie & Stills Compatible auto focus for those that prefer to use AF over manual focus. With a close-focus point of 0.2m and a maximum aperture of f/2, this lens allows users to play with perspective and depth of field in rather unusual ways. The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 lens features a metal barrel and an enhanced multi-layer lens coating which, according to Olympus, halves the effects of ghosting and flaring compared to conventional comparable coatings. The lens will be available for around £700 from early July, 2011.

The Olympus FL-300R a new flash for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras. With a guide number of 20 (in metres at ISO 100), the Olympus FL-300R flashgun features an approximately 75° angle of coverage (equivalent to the diagonal angle of view of a 14mm lens on FT/MFT or a 28mm lens on a 35mm camera). A built-in wide panel allows the flash to be used with ultra-wide lenses such as the M.Zuiko Digital 9-18mm f/4-5.6 (read review), although it does reduce the range by some 40%. This extremely compact unit measures only 56.4mmx89.2mmx26.9mm (WxHxD), weighs just 97 grams, and runs on two AAA sized batteries. The flash, which can also be used as a master or slave in wireless mode, comes with its own stand and soft case, and is available for approximately £140.

Camera Control is a new Capture Pilot option that lets photographers operate their cameras remotely via their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Using Camera Control, you can wirelessly view, zoom and pan high resolution DSLR and medium format RAW, JPEG and TIFF images while you are shooting. Camera Control is available now as an in app purchase for USD14.99 / EURO11.99. Capture Pilot is a free app available from the Apple store that works with Phase One’s Capture One Pro.